The IGS UK is the UK chapter of the International Geosynthetic Society.
The aims of the IGS UK chapter are to collect and distribute knowledge about geosynthetics & their applications by facilitating conferences, symposiums, evening presentations & research in order to promote the advancement of the state of the art of geosynthetics & to improve the communication and understanding of geosynthetic products between designers, manufacturers and users of the products.
Upcoming Events
Evening Lecture: Sealing Systems for Containment
Speaker: Chris Quirk, Naue.
JOINT MEETING with Yorkshire Geotechnical Group
Tuesday 30th April 2019
The Adelphi, 1-3 Hunsley Road, Leeds, LS10 1JQ
Refreshments from 6.00pm for 6.30pm start
The presentation will look at the continued development of geosynthetics for use in containment applications with reference to current Environment Agency Guidance. It will also look at how new developments can allow this Guidance to be relaxed, once fully understood. The presentation will also look at how Eurocode 7 has an impact on the use of geosynthetics in containment to ensure real data, not assumed figures need to be used. It will also look at the pitfalls of using the wrong type of test. The presentation will also look at case studies to see how we can avoid mistakes and ensure the use of “state of the art material” to meet current regulatory requirements.
Register Here (External Link to YGG Event): https://www.ice.org.uk/events/sealing-systems-for-containment-leeds
The use of geosynthetics in environmental applications
Speaker: Dr Russell Jones, Golder Associates
JOINT OPEN MEETING with the Midland Geotechnical Society (MGS)
Monday 13th May 2018
Time: Tea, Coffee and Sandwiches from 18:15, Lecture commences at 19:00.
Location: Lecture Theatre G31 in the Civil & Mechanical Engineering Building (no. 8 on the Edgbaston Campus Map), The University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
Event Flyer: TBC
Bituminous geomembranes: their use in military contexts, historical perspectives
Speaker: Eugene Gallager, Bill Craig and Sam Hunt
JOINT OPEN MEETING with the History of Structural Engineering Study Group of the the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
Tuesday 14th May 2019
Time: Tea & Coffee from 17:30, Lecture commences at 18:00.
Location: Institution of Structural Engineers, 47-58 Bastwick Street, London, EC1V 3PS
Event Flyer: IGS_UK_Flyer_Bituminous_Geomembranes_14May2019
19th BGA Invitational Lecture: TBC
Speaker: TBC
JOINT MEETING with British Geotechnical Association
Wednesday 16th October 2019
Tea/Coffee Available from 17:30
Lecture Start: 18:00
Location: One Great George Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA
Flyer: TBC
IGS UK Annual General Meeting, followed by:
Title: TBC
Speaker: TBC
JOINT MEETING with the Engineering Group of the Geological Society (EGGS)
Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Time: Tea & Coffee from 17:30, AGM commences at 18:00, followed shortly after by lecture.
Location: Geological Society, Burlington House, W1J 0BA, UK
AGM Notification: TBC
2018 AGM Minutes: TBC
International Geosynthetics Society
IGS UK is the official United Kingdom Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS).
